Standin' at the Big Hotel chords by
Joe Ely

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Key: E major

Verse 1
D D 
 
I  was standin' at a big hotel
G G 
 
Wishin' everybody well
D D 
 
But if anybody paid me any mind,
G G 
 
it was hard to tell
A A 
 

Verse 2
D D 
 
A big policeman on his beat
G G 
 
Pulled his pistol and he pointed at me
D D 
 
Lookin' down the barrel I could
G G 
 
A A 
 
see the gates of hell
Standin' at a big hotel
D D 
 

Verse 3
So I went walkin' down the avenue
G G 
 
Lookin' for someone who looked like you
D D 
 
But I never saw a face
G G 
 
that seemed to ring a bell
A A 
 

Verse 4
D D 
 
I stopped beside the five-and-dime
G G 
 
Just Just Just window shoppin'
and wastin' time
Dm Dm 
 
D D 
 
When along came a gal who sold
G G 
 
A A 
 
me all she had to sell
She left me standin' at a big hotel
D D 
 

Verse 5
G G 
 
A A 
 
C#dim C#dim 
 
I  lost my mind     in the wilds
A A 
 
D D 
 
of Hollywood
G G 
 
A A 
 
And I  did some time in the
D D 
 
G G 
 
shadows where I stood
A A 
 
D D 
 
I let the cards fall where they fell
G G 
 
A A 
 
And then I found myself
Aaug Aaug 
 
A A 
 
standin' at     a big hotel

Verse 6
D D 
 
A A 
 
G G 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
A A 
 
A
D D 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
Abdim Abdim 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
D D 
 
A A 
 
Dm Dm 
 
D D 
 
blind lady with a old tin cup
G G 
 
Had her pencils all sharpened up
Dm Dm 
 
D D 
 
She was standin' in the door just
G G 
 
to see what she could sell
A A

Verse 7
Dm Dm 
 
D D 
 
But nobody bought a thing all night
G G 
 
They just thought she was a pitiful sight
Dm Dm 
 
D D 
 
Now the Lord helps the gal
G G 
 
who helps herself
A A 
 
Standin' at a big hotel
D D 
 

Verse 8
Oh, but I know what
you're thinkin' today
G G 
 
I can feel it though I'm miles away
Dm Dm 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
Everybody knows I love my southern belle
A A 
 

Verse 9
Dm Dm 
 
D D 
 
But from the East to the wild, wild West
G G 
 
They say a bird in the hand is best
Dm Dm 
 
D D 
 
Here I am with a bird dog and
G G 
 
A A 
 
a bottle of muscatel
Standin' at a big hotel
D D 
 

Verse 10
G G 
 
A A 
 
F#m F#m 
 
A A 
 
D D 
 
I  lost my mind  in the wilds of Hollywood
G G 
 
A A 
 
F#m F#m 
 
And then I did some time  in the
A A 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
shadows where I stood
A A 
 
D D 
 
I let the cards fall where they fell
G G 
 
A A 
 
And then I found myself
D D 
 
standin' at a big hotel
G G 
 
A A 
 
Yeah, I found myself
standin' at a big hotel
G G 
 
D D 
 

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